Gingerbread had a prolapse tonight. About a finger and a half to two fingers long, and she was so upset about it that every time someone tried to help her she would purse her butt and push it further out. Cue my boyfriend freaking out while I get in the car with a skunk and some lube to drive an hour to the emergency vet.
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Although some people falsely believe that skunks hibernate, they do not. However, this does not mean that they do not go partially dormant (a state called torpor) once the days get shorter and night starts coming earlier. My girls have retreated to their den for long days of napping and are far less playful when they do bother to come out. After a conversation about this on the skunk forums I figured I would blog a bit about what you can and can't expect with your skunks in the wintertime.
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